Kieran Tierney says Celtic will stand up to any strong-arm tactics by Motherwell on Sunday as the Hoops fight to restore their pride after Paris.

The Parkhead ace was on the end of a brutal tackle from Fir Park striker Ryan Bowman in a league clash last season and saw the Steelmen beat Rangers in a bruising Betfred Cup semi-final at Hampden last month.

The defender insists the Parkhead men will be ready for whatever the Fir Park side throw their way in Sunday’s final and is convinced the Hoops have the stomach for a scrap.

Celtic's Kieran Tierney is left in agony after the challenge

Tierney said: “They are a strong, physical team but we have shown over the past season and a bit we can stand up to different challenges.

“We know they are an in-form team. You don’t go up to Aberdeen and beat them 2-0 if you are not a good side.

“They will be going in fresh and really confident and we know it will be a tough game.”

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The Bowman challenge is still fresh in the memory for Tierney from last season but the youngster insists he bears no grudge.

He said: “Everyone knows about the tackle he made on me. I don’t think he meant it and I wouldn’t like to think he meant it.”

Celtic are determined to provide their fans with a silver lining following the dark night in France as PSG gave the Scottish champions a 7-1 chasing in the Parc des Princes.

He said: “You need to put the negatives away and think positive. We have to learn from it and as players you will have bad days.

“It is part of the job and Sunday is all about bouncing back.

“We have to put the PSG game behind us.

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“It is done, we’ve had the chat and now we have a huge game on Sunday we are preparing for.

“We are even more determined because the fans have been great with us. They paid a lot of money and gave up their hard-earned cash to come over to Paris to watch us.

“They are a great support and we let them down on Wednesday but everybody gave their all, there is no doubt about that.

“This team always gives their all. Hopefully we can now repay the supporters on Sunday.”

Tierney admitted the PSG hammering was a horror show for the Hoops, who also lost 5-0 to the French side in Glasgow.

Moussa Dembele gave Celts the lead inside the first minute but the super-rich French giants were relentless with their reply. The Parkhead men are still in the box seat for the Europa League spot going in to the final group game against Anderlecht in Glasgow and will book their place unless they suffer a three-goal defeat.

Tierney said: “Everybody is disappointed. It was a horrible night and result but they are a top-class team and so clinical.

“It shows how good they are because it felt like they scored with just about every attack.

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“We played better in Paris than we did in the home leg. We played better football, kept the ball more and created more but it was a sore result.

“They are the best team I have played against.

“There was a 7-0 defeat to Barcelona at the Nou Camp last season and we were terrible that night.

“On Wednesday we played better but people aren’t looking at what we did on the ball, they are looking at the result.

“It was hard to take but it is one we can’t think about too much because it is all to play for in the last game against Anderlecht.”

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Tierney is hoping to banish the PSG pain and end his own Hampden hoodoo. The 20-year-old was crocked for last season’s League Cup Final and lasted just 20 minutes of the Scottish Cup win after suffering a broken jaw following a clash with Aberdeen’s Jayden Stockley.

The Scotland star is determined to play his part in the National Stadium this time around.

He said: “I got a medal last year because I played in every other round. I was gutted to miss the Final but the team won, that is all that matters.

“I haven’t had much luck with injuries around cup finals. I am just working as hard as I can and hopefully I will do the best I can in the game.”